Quotes by John Schmidt

“My own sense is we basically got it right,”

“This year were going to begin a shuttle system that will run all over campus for our students. Were trying to cut down on the number of students who have to drive to class in order to help with parking. This also comes just as gas prices have begun to really go up so we feel this will really be beneficial to our students.”

“Our bookstore is merging with Barnes and Noble and also brining Starbucks Coffee on campus as well. That will be a great asset to the students as well as the community. We hope to begin construction on the new bookstore sometime this fall.”

“provide the right help for people who are right here and need it right now.”

“I think more students are seeing the benefits of living on campus. Here, (Troy) you have the one-stop-shop concept, which allows students to meet most of their needs on campus.”

“But we found out there was no room at the inn outside the campus community either. Apartment complexes and rental homes filled up pretty quickly.”

“It didnt have anyones prints on it, ... because the rubber grip wasnt conducive to prints. We had an expert from the crime lab testifying about why there were no prints.”

“I immediately realized the unprecedented value and collectibility of the gemstone. I used state of the art diamond tools to cut and polish the gemstone to its maximum brilliance. Morrisonite, also called the King of Jaspers, often displays interesting patterns; however, I have never seen anything quite like this and certainly never will again. Gem cutters everywhere can only dream of having such incredible luck.”

“Since it looks at the basic building block of life, DNA, it can tell with a high degree of confidence what agent you are actually looking at.”

“I was very close to the door. Im telling you right now, we wouldnt be having this conversation if I was in there another 20 seconds.”

Like Garth Brooks said about it, you need to live where you could honestly choose, if you had to, on whether to give up one yesterday for one more tomorrow, you have to be able to say no to that.